Acmispon cytisoides

Acmispon cytisoides, synonyms Lotus benthamii and Syrmatium cytisoides, is a species of legume native to California.^[2][3] It is known by the common names Bentham's broom and Bentham's deerweed.^[4][5] It is endemic to central California, where it occurs along the Central Coast and into the coastal mountain ranges.^[4][3] It grows in oceanside habitat and inland on slopes and in canyons. It is a mat-forming or spreading perennial herb lined with leaves each made up of a few oval leaflike leaflets up to 12 mm long.^[3] The inflorescence bears up to 10 dull pinkish dark-veined flowers, each just under 1 cm long.

Acmispon cytisoides
Conservation status
Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Acmispon
Species:	A. cytisoides
Binomial name
Acmispon cytisoides Greene[2]
Synonyms[2][3]
Hosackia cytisoides Benth. Lotus benthamii Greene Syrmatium cytisoides (Benth.) Brouillet